Can materials with different fire extinguishing methods be stored in the same warehouse if an appropriate fire extinguishing method is used for all of them?
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Prohibited materials (chemical substances with incompatible chemical properties or different fire extinguishing methods) must not be stored in the same warehouse. However, can materials with different fire extinguishing methods be stored together if a suitable fire extinguishing method can be applied to all of them? For example: there is a type of material that cannot be extinguished with water but can be extinguished with foam; other materials can be extinguished both with water and foam. Can this material be stored in the same fire compartment as those other materials, where no water spray system is installed but a foam extinguishing system is in place? Will this work?
Why not just state which two materials it is, instead of being so indirect?
These two types of materials are classified as prohibited; it is not allowed to use any fire extinguisher, no matter which one it is
Actually, there is a problem with your starting point: if water isn’t effective, then how can foam be used to extinguish fires? The main driving force and extinguishing agent for foam fire extinguishants is water
I recommend storing chemical materials with conflicting chemical properties or different fire suppression methods in separate warehouses, as it’s safer; in case of any problems, those would be serious issues.
Absolutely not; if the two substances react, then what’s the purpose of having a fire suppression system?